| Job Title |
Brake Repairer |
| Job Description |
Repairs And Overhauls Brake Systems In Automobiles, Buses,
Trucks, And Other Automotive Vehicles: Pushes Handle Of
Hydraulic Jack Or Pushes Hoist Control To Raise Vehicle Axle.
Removes Wheels, Using Wrenches, Wheel Puller, And Sledgehammer.
Replaces Defective Brakeshoe Units Or Attaches New Linings To
Brakeshoes. Measures Brakedrum To Determine Amount Of Wear,
Using Feeler Gauge. Inserts Vacuum Gauge Into Power-brake
Cylinder, Starts Engine, And Reads Gauge To Detect Brake-line
Leaks. Repairs Or Replaces Leaky Brake Cylinders. Repairs Or
Replaces Defective Air Compressor In Airbrake Systems. Replaces
Wheel On Axle And Adjusts Drumshoe Clearance, Using Wrench.
Fills Master Brake Cylinder With Brake Fluid, Pumps Brake Pedal,
Or Uses Pressure Tank, And Opens Valves On Hydraulic Brake
System To Bleed Air From Brake Lines. Closes Valves And Refills
Master Brake Cylinder. May Be Designated According To Specialty
As Brake Repairer, Air (automotive Ser.); Brake Repairer, Bus
(automotive Ser.); Brake Repairer, Hydraulic (automotive Ser.).
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